Jen here...
Sanity is in short supply in the post-Bush era; we have to take our fleeting reminders of rationality where we can.
My offering for today is my recent discovery that February 12th is Darwin Day. A whole day to honor Charles Darwin! To honor scientific advancement, cultural enrichment and good, old-fashioned smartitude! I can't even remember the last time I actually met anyone who wanted to honor smartitude.
I found this discovery deeply refreshing. So please, don't tell me if there's a competing movement to get people to recognize "Intelligent Design Day."
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every sunday is intelligent design day.
every day is intelligent design day..
Every moment..every breath you take.
OMG, a Beagle won best in show for the first time last night at the Westminster Kennel Club:
http://tinyurl.com/2rr8fc
The Beagle's name is Uno. The site has a photo of Uno reading the first-place blue ribbon's inscription, and at the bottom of the ribbon it looks like 'intelligent design' spelled backwards.
Intelligent Design Day comes up in two months on 04/01/08.
jen, at least there's nobel. every year. several smart folks are honored in a huge way.
take heart.
In honor of Darwin Day (and Lincoln's birthday, for those of us old enough to remember), take a listen to "Mr. Darwin, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Matthew" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjgM6N23Dk ) from the American premier of "Lifetime: Songs of Life and Evolution" by David Haines as performed at the first Cambridge Science Festival last spring. The rest of it's pretty good, too.
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